A Japanese village with a population of about 1500 people, is looking to boost the local economy by launching a Municipal ICO. Nishiawakura village of the Japanese Okayama Prefecture, recently made the announcement on the launch of the ICO. It is interesting to see how this will develop, considering Japan currently has no formal regulations covering […]

Cryptocurrencies are variantly known as virtual currencies, digital currencies, private currencies, private moneys, cryptocoins, crypto-tokens, cybermoney, cybercash, digital assets among others. The first cryptocurrency is called bitcoin. Bitcoin was reportedly invented by Satoshi Nakamoto, a Japanese-American (whose identity became a mystery, after he disappeared from online cryptography forums during the spring period of 2012). Nakamoto […]